THE FIRST CHOICE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Se2ng Up for Success BEST PRACTICES FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
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INTRODUCTIONS
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Outline ü Physical Environment & Structure ü Visual Supports:
-‐daily schedules -‐visual instrucKons -‐schedules of reinforcement
ü Final Q&A
THE FIRST CHOICE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION BEST PRACTICES IN THE CLASSROOM
ORGANIZATION SCHEDULES REINFORCEMENT
COMMUNICATION TRAINING & SUPPORT
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ü AuKsm Program Environment RaKng Scale Self Assessment (APERS)
ü Early Childhood Environment RaKng Scale (ECERS-‐R) ü School-‐Age Care Environment RaKng Scale (SACERS)
TOOLS FOR ASSESSMENT
Environmental Inventories
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CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
The circumstances, condi1ons, and objects by which one is surrounded
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ü The physical layout should represent what behavioral expectaKons are associated with each secKon of the room. It is clear what each area of the room is used for pertaining to instrucKon.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
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ü Arrangement of space, furniture, materials ü Clear physical & visual boundaries
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE
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Is your classroom a place that is
distrac1ng, or a place that encourages
students to do their best?
CLEAN? ORDERLY? INVITING?
group
transition
transition teaching
teaching
independent independent
independent
independent
independent independent
play 1 play 2
computer
THE FIRST CHOICE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION Individual/1:1 Teaching Area 1:1 INDIVIDUAL TEACHING AREA
THE FIRST CHOICE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION Small & Large Group Area SMALL AND LARGE GROUP AREA
THE FIRST CHOICE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION INDEPENDENT WORK STATIONS
THE FIRST CHOICE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PLAY AREA
THE FIRST CHOICE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION Social Skills Area SOCIAL SKILLS AREA
THE FIRST CHOICE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION Leisure/Sensory/Quiet Area LEISURE/SENSORY/QUIET AREA
THE FIRST CHOICE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION Transi<on Area TRANSITION AREA
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What are your commitments to this change?
BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY
Pick one area in your classroom
How can you increase the visual structure for that par1cular space in your classroom?
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Ques<ons & Comments
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
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ü Increases understanding -‐recepKve communicaKon -‐expressive communicaKon
ü Helps students remain organized by being able to predict their environment.
ü Builds independence ü Increases learning ü Prevents challenging behavior
VISUAL SUPPORTS
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(object, picture, wri_en, digital)
Daily Schedules
Defined: a visual cue or cues which tell what ac1vi1es will occur and in what sequence. Provides the individual with the ability to predict what will happen next.
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Schedules
Object Schedules
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Picture Schedules
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Picture Schedules
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Picture Schedules
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Wri_en Schedules
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Wri_en Schedules
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Wri_en Schedules
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Wri_en Schedules
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Wri_en Schedules
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Wri_en Schedules
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Digital Schedules
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Ques<ons & Comments Ques<ons & Comments
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
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Visual InstrucKons
What work?
What Next?
How do I know I’m making progress?
How much work?
ü Materials are within the visual field
ü Indicate amount of material in environment that is to be completed
ü Material begins to decrease
ü Reinforcement ü Move onto another scheduled acKvity
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Visual InstrucKons
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Visual InstrucKons
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Visual InstrucKons
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Visual InstrucKons
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Visual InstrucKons
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Visual InstrucKons
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Visual InstrucKons
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Visual InstrucKons
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Visual InstrucKons
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Visual InstrucKons
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What are your commitments to this change?
Pick one area in your classroom
How could you increase the visual supports for learning within that ac1vity?
BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY
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Ques<ons & Comments
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
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Reinforcement Schedules
What system?
What Next?
How do I know I’m making progress?
How much work?
ü Token Economy ü What are the student’s reinforcers? ü How oben should I provide reinforcement ü Materials are within visual field
ü Indicate amount of material in environment that is to be completed
ü Reinforcement > receive reinforcer ü Move onto another scheduled acKvity
ü Tokens begin to increase
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Reinforcement Schedules
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Reinforcement Schedules
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Reinforcement Schedules
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Reinforcement Schedules
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Reinforcement Schedules
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Do you have reinforcement systems in your classroom?
BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY
What are your commitments to this change?
How could you increase the visual supports for schedules of reinforcement?
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QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Resources
Environmental RaKng Scales h_p://ers.fpg.unc.edu/early-‐childhood-‐environment-‐raKng-‐scale-‐ecers-‐r h_p://ers.fpg.unc.edu/school-‐age-‐care-‐environment-‐raKng-‐scale-‐sacers h_p://auKsmpdc.fpg.unc.edu/sites/auKsmpdc.fpg.unc.edu/files/10_APERS_Training_PowerPoint_March2011_1.pdf h_p://inclusioninsKtute.fpg.unc.edu/sites/inclusioninsKtute.fpg.unc.edu/files/handouts/APERS-‐PE%20Self%20Assessment%20Revised%202011.pdf
Materials: h_ps://www.rethinkfirst.com/Default.aspx h_p://www.mayer-‐johnson.com/boardmaker-‐sobware/
Resources
Apps for Digital Schedules: h_ps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/choiceworks/id486210964?mt=8 h_ps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/visual-‐schedule-‐planner/id488646282?mt=8 h_ps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-‐then-‐visual-‐schedule/id355527801?mt=8
Thank you for your a_endance & parKcipaKon. Jennifer Wilkens MA, BCBA